When it comes to Christmas there’s at least two foods that every table must have: Italian panettone and pandoro. Yes, because in Italy no pandoro/panettone, no party. Got the idea? What are they? What’s the difference, and what’s the best: Italian panettone or pandoro? Pandoro Italian pandoro is a traditional Italian Christmas sweet from Verona …
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Three peculiar festivals in Italy
As I already mentioned in one of my previous articles, each region organizes some festivals in Italy every year.You can read about some of them in Historical events in Italy.Today, I’d like to talk about peculiar festivals in Italy that are worth a visit. Fair of Sant’Orso The fair of Sant’Orso takes place in Aosta …
Typical Italian borghi: Brisighella
If you decide to rent a car in Italy, you’ll soon discover that there are many Italian borghi in the Italian countryside. Italian borghi are small villages built around a castle and usually surrounded by walls. If you’ve never seen an Italian burg in your life, you have to. They can be extremely fascinating, sometimes …
Three stunning mountain huts in Italy
If you come to Italy and you love the mountains, you’ll soon realize that we have a lot of mountain huts – rifugi. Mountain huts aren’t only a place where you can rest after a long – or short – walk but they are also places where you can meet new people – the atmosphere …
Historical events in Italy
If you come to Italy, you’ll soon discover that in addition to great food, wonderful buildings and beautiful art, there are also many historical events. So, if you’re interested in historical events, keep reading because I’m about to give you a small list of historical events in Italy that are definitely worth a visit – …